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White or Weymouth Pine is usually planted in gardens and parks as a specimen tree. It has very short dark green needles, in bundles of 5 and the cones are slender and brown up to 15cm long. It is fast growing and ornamental. In the past it has been used as a timber tree, and still is in America. It was used for the masts of sailing ships and was the cause of The Pine Riots in the American Civil War, because the colonists objected to the export of the finest trees to England! (early trade wars?!) Called the Weymouth Pine after Captain Weymouth who first brought the seed back the England, not because of where it grows!
pic courtesy of Famartin, CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons
Pinus strobus
Common name: White Pine / Weymouth Pine.
Native: Eastern North America.
Provenance: Germany
Size and spread (10 years): 3m
Treatment required: Requires pre chill
Seeds / kg: 34,400 84% viable
Ideal Sowing: Spring
Soil conditions: Prefers loamy deep soils.
Planting instructions: Low maintenance and quick growing. Can be used as an unusual hedge
Mature height: 40m
| Weight | 5.00 g |
|---|---|
| Size | Mini Seed Pack (approx 25 seeds), Seed Pack (approx 150 seeds) |
| Genus | Pinus |
| Family | Pinaceae |
| Hardiness | Hardy |
| Life Cycle | tree |
| Evergreen | evergreen |
| Requires | sun |
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